I can gather experience beads

Watched Xiong Fangming leave.

Cao Rui also began to prepare.

After the Chinese New Year, Cao Rui's small team also recruited several new members.

They are all fourth-rate fighters, and including Tang Yueming, they have a total of eleven official gang members under their command.

Cao Rui gathered everyone together and explained the matter of the pirates.

"Fuck you!"

"You dare to steal our Giant Whale Gang's supplies? You are really courting death!"

The gang members were all filled with indignation.

What is the purpose of practicing martial arts in normal times? Isn't it to be able to serve the gang when the gang needs it?

Tang Yueming also said, "Master Xiang, just give us your orders. We will obey you."

"We have to leave a few people behind to look after the house."

"The rest of you, follow me and Master Xiong Fangmingxiang tomorrow to hunt down the pirates."

Cao Rui thought about it and left three calm guards to guard Youquan Street.

Pick out eight people including Tang Yueming, and set out tomorrow with Xiong Fangming to hunt down the pirates.

is the day.

Xiong Fangming found five speedboats.

After inquiring through multiple channels including fishermen, cargo ships, and passenger ships.

It was roughly determined that the pirates' lair should be located in a reed marsh.

......

The next morning.

Cao Rui brought eight gang members with him.

Meet at the pier.

Xiong Mingfang arrived earlier.

After all, he had been the incense master longer than Cao Rui, and he had summoned fifteen formal gang members.

Including Xiong Fangming and Cao Rui himself, there were a total of twenty-five people, just enough to divide into five boats.

"Cao Rui."

"Master Xiongxiang."

After Cao Rui and Xiong Fangming nodded to each other, they began to board the ship one after another.

The boat that Xiong Fangming found was the fastest small sailboat in Heishui Town.

After all personnel were on board, the powerful members of the Giant Whale Gang immediately set off along the river.

Led by Xiong Mingfang's boat.

The five small boats moved forward quickly in a 122 formation.

On the small boat where Cao Rui was, sat Tang Yueming and three other gang members.

The sails were adjusted, one gang member steered the boat, and two others rowed the boat, and the small sailboat was moving very fast.

It takes half a day to travel from Heishui Town to Ningyuan County.

The place where this group of pirates is hiding is in the middle of this journey.

Through inquiries, it can be basically confirmed that this group of pirates came to this river several years ago.

The specific origin is unknown.

However, some fishermen who had been robbed seemed to have heard the Moon Country accent among the pirates.

Yue Kingdom and Xiao Kingdom are neighboring countries. Currently, the central government of Yue Kingdom has collapsed, and there are many princes in the country, and wars are constant.

It is normal for some forces from the Yue Kingdom to flee to the Xiao Kingdom and become bandits.

Whether this is true or not can only be confirmed after the real culprit is caught.

More than an hour later.

Cao Rui and his crew's boat sailed near the target reed marsh.

The terrain of the reed marsh here is complex and varied.

The team had to disperse and search closer to the reed marsh.

I searched for half an hour.

A small boat discovered the pirate ship anchored deep in the reeds.

There are two ships in total.

Anchored beside a small island deep in the reed marsh.

The situation report came back and five small boats were approaching the island.

"This is the ship! The one next to it is our supply ship!" The gang member under Xiong Mingfang who was responsible for transporting supplies recognized the ship.

"Master Cao!" Xiong Mingfang looked at Cao Rui.

Cao Rui thought for a while and said, "Just dock next to their ships and control them. They can't run far even if they want to."

"Don't show mercy after you get ashore, kill anyone you see!"

"But don't forget that our main goal is to get back the supplies!"

Five small boats gathered and, under the command of Cao Rui, quickly sailed towards the island.

It's several dozen meters away.

The pirates' secret sentry on the island discovered the five ships of the Giant Whale Gang and blew the warning whistle.

However, the boat was moving very fast and reached the shore with the sound of a whistle.

"Damn it! You dare to steal the supplies from the Giant Whale Gang? You will all die on the island today!"

Xiong Mingfang roared and took the lead to rush into the group of pirates.

There were about twenty or thirty pirates gathered there.

Almost as soon as they landed, the two sides rushed into battle.

Cao Rui locked onto the pirate leader who had second-rate strength at a glance.

This man was holding a machete and knocked down two members of the Giant Whale Gang with two consecutive slashes.

Cao Rui drew out the Youquan Sword, quickly killed the pirates who were blocking his way, and then came to the pirate leader.

"Your opponent is me!"

Cao Rui's internal energy burst out, and his highly-developed [Smoke and Rain Sword Technique] was unleashed at full power.

Combined with the [Smoke and Cloud Movement Method] that he had just perfected, his body movements and swordsmanship were frighteningly fast.

The pirate leader barely raised his sword to block seven or eight attacks, but Cao Rui's sword cut open the collar of his shirt, and a trace of blood spurted out.

"withdraw!"

The pirate leader didn't hesitate, shouted loudly, turned around and ran away.

But how could he outrun Cao Rui?

Cao Rui's Dacheng Smoke and Cloud Movement Technique was unleashed, and his figure really turned into a wisp of smoke and cloud, and he caught up with the pirate leader in an instant.

Another sword cut open the pirate leader's back.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the leader of the pirates threw away the sword in his hand and knelt on the ground, "Sir, spare my life! I surrender!"

Cao Rui frowned slightly and stopped his attack. The accent of this guy did sound like that of the Moon Country.

Just when he was considering whether to accept the surrender of the pirate leader.

The pirate leader suddenly took out a bag of powder from his chest and sprinkled it towards Cao Rui.

"Wrong decision! How can you lose focus at this moment?"

Cao Rui was furious and closed his eyes. Instead of retreating, he advanced and used the ultimate move of [Misty Rain Sword Technique] based on his feeling!

puff.

Fortunately, Cao Rui's fast and powerful sword pierced the pirate leader's head directly.

Once the pirate leader died, the rest of the pirates jumped into the river to escape.

"Master, how are you?" Tang Yueming rushed over with bloodstains on his face.

"It's nothing, just pepper. Bring me some water to wash it off."

Cao Rui couldn't help but sneeze.

Everything went smoothly for me along the way, and I actually haven't experienced too many disputes in the underworld.

After all, I was not vigilant enough and was careless.

Next time, you must not be indecisive in battle like you did this time.

If the martial arts world is being schemed against, then wouldn't it be difficult to take a single step in the even more vicious world of cultivating immortals in the future?

Tang Yueming found a wooden bucket and fetched water for Cao Rui to wash.

Wash your face.

Cao Rui had just opened his eyes. The pepper attack caused him to sneeze a few times but no other harm.

But Cao Rui still thought he was too stupid.

This time it’s pepper, what if next time it’s bone-dissolving water?

All in all, take this as a warning and be more cautious in the future.

Xiong Fangming sent people to check the supply ship. Only one night had passed and the pirates had not had time to distribute the supplies on the ship. Everything was fine, and he felt relieved.

The pirates left behind more than twenty bodies, and only a few actually escaped.

On the Giant Whale Gang side, a total of three people died and five were injured.

Among the three people who died, two were hacked to death by the pirate leader. The other three were all gang members under Xiong Fangming.